FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 220/3 |
| fabric type |
PAE-G-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
2017, by Antonia Serritella |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Capodifiume Favissa Liv. II |
| registration code of context |
stray find |
| registration code of object |
CDF5 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Lid |
| object type |
lid of a Lekane |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light reddish brown to reddish brown, granular fracture, some fine white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR 5/4 - 6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.05-0.5 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.025-0.3 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.25 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.05-0.15 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.075-0.15 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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